Cutter mounting



March 6, 1945. WEDDELL 2,371,089

- CUTTER MOUNTING Filed Sept. 25, 1944 r nnnnnnnnnmrillfl 2 0 V I I 5 Qglph Rfideddell I IMR P K Patented Mar. 6, 1945 UNITED. STATES' RATE NT j omcs CUTTER MOUNTING Ralph E. Weddell, Rochester; N. Y. Application September 25, 1944, Serial No. 555,601

7 Claims. (01. 90-11) pling of the cutter to the drive arbor or spindle of a milling: machine through the intermediary. of a flywheel capable of storing sufiicient' energy to avoid wind-up in the drive-connection to the cutter incident to engagement of the successive cutter teeth with the work; e The invention also resides inthe novel structural arrangement of the flywheel mounting surfaces.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which I Figure l is a fragmentary face view of a milling cutter and its mounting embodying the present invention. I l

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line. 25'

2-2 of Fig. 1 also showing the adjacent parts of the milling machine and the. work being operated upon.

Figs. 3 and 4 are diametrical sectional views of modifications.

In the drawing, the invention is illustrated as applied to the mounting of a face milling cutter 5 on the spindle 6 of a milling machine 1, the spindle in this case'being disposed horizontally for operation of the cutter on a workpiece 8 supported on a table 8 The cutter shown in Figs. 1 and 2 has an annular row of widely spaced teeth 9 while the fly cutter shown in Fig. 3 has only two teeth. In accordance with standard practice, the spindle is made hollow for extension of a tie rod in therethrough and the accurately machined flanged end i I has formed in its end face an annular row of screw holes l2 and a dimetrical keyway I3. The body M of the cutter is adapted for mounting directly on the spindle end i I, and for 5 this purpose has a counterbore l5 adapted to fit over the spindle end I l and against the end face thereof. The cutter body also has diametrically extending keyways ll disposed on opposite sides of a central bore 18 and counterbored screw holes l9 adapted to match with the spindle holes 32.

In accordance with the present invention, provision is made for connecting the cutter body 14 to the spindle 6 through the intermediary of a flywheel 20 of a diameter substantially larger the cutter relative to'the spindle. pose; the flywheel is contoured on one si e to nection-between the two.

than the cutter so as to enable the desired mass to be obtained withoutobjectio-nable overhangof For this urmate with the spindle end l|,-1havingfor this purpose a counterbore 2| and keyways 22 for receiving keys 23; Inthe form shown inFigs; '1 and 2, the tie rod l0 threading into a center hole 24 clamps the flywheel against the spindle end.

The keys 23 which are secured in the spindle ways l3 by screws 24 project into the matching ways I3 and 22 and provide a positive driving con- To positively connect" the flywheel and cutter, a hub 25 formed on the other side of the flywheel is adapted to fit closely in the counterborel5 of the cutter body; A 'diametricalgkeyway 26- extends acrossthe hub face and keys 2'! are secured in this way by screws 28 threading into the flywheel. The keyway 26 is of the same width and radial location asithe keyways13 on the spindle nose so that the cutter may, if desired,be mounted directly on the spindle nose. 7 The keys 21 project beyond the face of the hub and are adapted:

to fit into the ways Won the back ofthe cutter body. Tapped holes-29 matchingthe holes. IS in the cutter body are formed around the hub 25 and are adapted to receivecap screws :30 projecting through the body I4 and; if. desired, into-the tapped spindle holes'IZ."

M In the form shown in Fig. 3,. a somewhat closer spacing of the cutter and spindle end is achieved by constructing the flywheel with a flange 2t! which projects forwardly over part of the cutter body. In this case, the flywheel is clamped against the spindle end by screws 3| projecting through counterbored holes extending through the flywheel. The cutter is clamped against the face 32 of the flywheel by a screw 33 which threads into the end of a small hub 34 on the flywheel fitting closely in the central bore l-8ofthe cutter body. The hub 34 may, of course, be made as a separate-plug or centering arbor formed at its rear end with a taper fitting into the spindle the flywheel is counterbored on one side to re-' 'ceive the spindle nose and is secured to the spindle by screws 36 and a key 31. The center hole 38 of the cutter is tapered to match the spindle taper 39 and to receive the tapered cutter shank 35 into which the tie bolt I threads. Positive drive between the flywheel and cutter is obtained by keys 41 disposed in matching keyways on the back of the cutter and the face of the flywheel hub 40. a

In the difierent forms described above, the flywheel :iS disposed immediately aadjacent the i cutter andttheitwo -arerconnectedrigidly withsa positive key drive between them. No part of the spindle 6 or any other part which possesses re siliency is interposed in the drive connection ..so that the possibilitytof wind up under the shock incident to engagementof a cutterctooth with the workpiece is eliminated. Accordingly, the energy stored in a flywheel is immediately available to force the successive cutter teethfinto the work thereby producing a smooth cutting ractioneandsavoidingwibration. The i fiywheiel '1 is;v of::course,ccorrelatedsinrsize' :v'vith ithe cutting --b.u1;d.en :i'toebe overcome,-rand?preferably -is ample *eto eaccommodate ssevera'l different sizes -:of :cut-

aters. .ithasbeeni-found thatsa'awheel 12 inches in diameter :and 2i% iinches d7hllk Wi11iIJrOdlIcB the idesird:ractionwhensused?inzimedium dutyWork j 'wwi.th'a:utters :threefitossixiinches:Tin diameter on iknee itypetmillingsmachirres; iWith' larger cut w ters themed.

correspondingly larger :ziflywheels would :.I:claima;as. my1invention: I t

1. For mounting onvtheespindlermd-lof-a machine tool having:iaadiametricalrkeyway; a fly- 1 wheel :counterbored soncone: side-' tolflt over said kspindleuen'dr and having 'askeyway to tma'tch lthe spindle iikeyway, ran qiaidally s... roje'cting chub won the: opposite sideaoftsaid .ifiywheelrvand ehaving a --reidia1lly:rdisposedfikeyway Otifil'ts endT-acer of the i same-"wi'dth as'1 said first mentioned keyway,':and rmeans .by which 1the?fiywheelrmay ibe clamped --be'tween a spindle en'd :and:.:a cutter. P

Fori mounting the j conventionally :;.-contoured spindle end ot-a machine tooha flywheel counterbored on one side to ifit over sai'ds-spindle endand having' a diametrical keywayp-an axially -projectin'g hub onthe: oppo'siterside o'fvsai'd 'fly wheel and -adapted to vproiect" intozthe central irecess' oftar milling cutter to supporti zthelilatter, a radial keyway formed in zthe latterisi'deqofzsaid fiywheel externally :s'r =said ihub, rand -imeans formed on the flywheel by which the wheel may be clamped rigidly between a spindle end and a cutter.

3. For use with a cutter and a spindle end each having a diametrical keyway, a flywheel having a diametrical keyway on one sideand contoured on such side to interfit with said spindle end with the keyway matching the spindle keyway, a second keyway on the opposite side of the flywheel, a contour on the latter side adapted to interfit witmsaid cutteflwitmthetsecond keyway "rmatching the cutter. keywayland means on the flywheel for engaging complemental parts on ..said spindle and cutter for clamping the three together axially. i

For use with a cutter and a milling ma- '-chine=is pindle, a flywheel contoured on one side to interfit in centered keyed relation with the --end of said spindle; a contour on the opposite ,side'xof the flywheel adapted to interfit in keyed relation with said cutter, and means formed in st'idl'fiywheel' bywhi'chvthe latteritmay-"fbe axially .z-clamped to said rspin'dl'e =:end= and aise rlto "said VI-cutter. 5. For use with aputtemaiidamilling machine spindle -'-cent-rally iformed w'v i'th scomplemental contoursza'daptedi tofintei flt' and form ta driving -17, 'fllhe 'zgcombinaticn :of :;a idly-wheel centrally counterbored on one side to fit over the end -of era :cutten: spindle l-fof aemadhine'hrto'ol; a? hub "Lproia'ecting from: ithe :oppositersideaabf -said'"' flywheel, :asnutter ceirtrazlly recessedstoi'fltvomsaid hub, and

means providing a positive driving-connection jrbetweemsaid'cutterrarictrsaidrflywheel.

' RALPH R. 

